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A. F. SYMES & J. BUOHTEL.

S. R; HAMMER, Administrator of A. F. SYMES, Decd.

HOSE COUPLING.

No. 343,089. Patented June 1, 1886.

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WITNESSES 71/. MM 02%? ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT FREDRIOK SYMES, OFSALEM, AND JOSEPH BUOHTEL, OF PORT- LAND, OREGON; SETH R. HAMMER ADMINISTRATOR OF SAID ALBERT FREDRIOK sYMEs, DEoEAsED.

HOSE-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 343,089, dated June 1, 1886.

Application filed Derember 18, 1884. Serial No. 150,702. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALBERT FREDRICK SYMEs, of Salenn, Oregon, and J osEPH Boon- TEL, of Portland, Oregon, have invented an Improved Hose-Coupling, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improved pipe orhose coupling; and it consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will IO be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side view of a coupling, parts being broken away and others shown in section. Figs. 2 and 3 are end views of the coupling-sections, and Fig. 4- is a detail view of the ring, all of which will be described.

The coupling comprises sections a and b, in practice properly attached to the meeting ends of two pieces of hose or other tubing it is desired to connect. The section a is provided with a lug or lugs, g, usually two, and which preferably have their rear edges tapered,forn1- ing them into wedges. Over the section b we fit a ring, h, which may be provided with ra- 2 5 dial pins or projections 11, by which to facilitate the turning of such ring. The inner side of this ring is provided with one or more lugs, f, projected through and movable ClI'CllllJfGI? entially in slots or openings 0, formed through the section b. It is usual to provide the inner side of this section with grooves 0, leading from the openings 0 to its outer end, and adapted to receive thelngs g of section a.

In operation, to couple the sections where the parts are as shown in Fig. 1, the ring it is 5 adjusted rotarily until its lugf is out of'line with groove 0, when the section a is moved into section h until its lngsg rest in grooves 0 in rear of openings 0 when the ring h is adj nsted, causing thelugs f to engage by their rear edges 40 the rear edges of the lugs g. By this construction, it will be seen, the coupling may be easily effected and released and a simple convenient construction is provided.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A hose-coupling consisting of a section, I), having a radial opening, a ring fitted on said section over said opening and provided with a lug, f, projected through and movable circumferentially in said opening, and a section,

a, provided with a lug, g, and fitted into the section b, with the lug g in rear of and in position to be engagedby the lugf, substantially as set forth.

ALBERT FREDRIOK SYMES. JOSEPH BUOHTEL.

Witnesses:

J Arms 0. HAVELY, CHAS. B. TALBOT. 

